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Zoning administrator approves two-year extension for proposed residential care facility at 1515 4th Street
Summary
The acting zoning administrator conditionally approved a two-year extension to vest a use permit and environmental design review for a proposed residential care facility at 1515 4th Street after staff recommended approval and a resident raised concerns during public comment; the decision is appealable to the Planning Commission.
Renee Nikkadig, acting zoning administrator and associate planner, conditionally approved a two-year extension to vest the use permit and environmental design review for a proposed residential care facility at 1515 4th Street during the Dec. 17 Zoning Administrator hearing.
The project planner told the administrator the site is about 4,300 square feet and is located in the downtown precise plan area. The planner said the original approval occurred in May 2023, a use-permit modification allowing a senior living center was approved in July 2024, and staff had reviewed the extension request and "found no issues" with making the findings of approval. Staff recommended the zoning administrator grant the two-year extension.
During the public comment period, an unidentified resident who said they were a landlord questioned the change in use from apartments to senior-living operations and argued the use "is basically an expensive, concierge hotel with a hospital or a lockdown wing," characterizing the entitlement transfer as part of broader development trends. The planner and the acting zoning administrator limited their on-record response to the extension request, noting the formal action before the body was the time-extension; the planner offered to respond to the speaker's broader questions after the hearing closed.
After hearing the presentation and public comment, Nikkadig said no circumstances had changed that would affect the earlier approvals and stated, "this extension is conditionally approved by the zoning administrator." She explained that the decision may be appealed to the Planning Commission and provided appeal requirements: a $358 processing fee and a $5,119 deposit, plus a letter stating reasons, due by 5 p.m. five days from the decision (deadline given as Dec. 23). If no timely appeal is filed, the decision will become effective.
The hearing record lists the active planning application and permits as stated on the record; the administrator said the other two noticed items (addresses referenced on the record) were canceled and were not heard at this session. The hearing concluded with the administrator closing the record and the meeting.
Next steps: the decision becomes effective unless an appeal is filed to the Planning Commission by the stated deadline.
